Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration

Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (also known as A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera) is a 1989 American live-action/animated television special which premiered on TNT on July 17, 1989.^[1]

Summary

The special is hosted by that night's guest stars

It covers their years working for the

The special was dedicated to the loving memory of Daws Butler, who died during its production, and it was also the last television and film project of both Mel Blanc and George O'Hanlon, who died before the special's telecast. Turner Broadcasting System, which owned TNT, would later purchase Hanna-Barbera in 1991.

Cartoon characters

Among the cartoon characters that appear in this special are the following:

Celebrities

• Tony Danza (host)
• Annie Potts (co-host)
• Betty White
• Joe Ferguson
• Jonathan Winters
• Phyllis Diller
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Shari Belafonte
• Tiffany
• Tommy Lasorda
• Valerie Harper
• Victor Borge
• Whoopi Goldberg

Voices

• Greg Burson as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, and Snuffles
• Danny Goldman as Brainy Smurf
• Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
• Don Messick as Scooby-Doo, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Astro, Muttley, Droopy, and Papa Smurf
• Greg Berg as Baba Looey and Augie Doggie
• Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone
• Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone
• Janet Waldo - Judy Jetson, Josie McCoy, and Penelope Pitstop
• George O'Hanlon as George Jetson
• John Stephenson as Doggie Daddy, Mr. Slate, and Snooper
• Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble and Dino
• Lucille Bliss as Smurfette
• Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson

References